Four Men Sight UFO and Meteor
Ocean Shores, Washington - 1973

Map of Ocean Shores - Men Were Walking Along Road Highlighted by Red Line

Date of Sighting: (Unknown - Estimate, August, 1973)
Date Reported: August 26, 2004
Time of Sighting: (9 to 10 PM P.D.T.)
Location: Along Discovery Avenue in Ocean Shores, Washington
Latitude: 46.95789 Degrees North
Longitude: 124.13743 Degrees West
Number of Witnesses: Four
Weather: Clear - stars visible

Description: (Lead Investigator - Dr. Joe Ryan)

J. H. was walking with three friends (three brothers named A. E., V. E. and K. E.) along Discovery Avenue when they saw something strange in the sky.  It was a very clear and starry night.  J. H. happened to be carrying binoculars because they often walked in this area and wildlife was abundant.  Only J. H. had binoculars, but he handed the binoculars off to his friends as they observed the strange “sort of saucer-shaped” whitish object pass over them from south to north. 

It was whitish silver (tin colored) and circular in shape with two protrusions on either side – slightly pointed appendages.  The picture he drew was of a bulb-shaped top with less pronounced points – and its direction was as though the points were on the sides, like tiny wings.  The size was undetermined but he said that the size would more than cover his thumb width at arm’s length.

One of his friends (A. E.) became so interested in UFOs after this sighting that he wrote a book on UFOs, but J. H. doesn’t know if the book was ever published.  (UFOs Northwest has found no reference to such a book by A. E. on Amazon.com.)

 In any event, a meteor passed over the object while they were watching it with keen interest and the object stopped dead in the sky as if to “watch” the meteor as it traveled northward and burned in the atmosphere.  The meteor entered the atmosphere at about the position in the sky where the object was positioned and began burning at that point.  The object stayed dead in the sky for a full couple of seconds or more before turning eastward and continued at its moderate pace. 

They all walked and ran to keep pace with the sight of the object until they reached the end of the road (at that time) at the marina looking over the bay southeasterly.  They watched the object until it disappeared into the lights over Hoquiam, Washington.  

From the outset, the dogs that were with them barked as if they could “hear” the object, but it was entirely silent to the human observers.

Investigative Notes/Conclusion:  This sighting occurred over 30 years ago.  For this reason it is difficult to conduct any further investigation.  The sighting is significant because four witnesses had the experience.  (Only one witness has been interviewed so far.)  Plans are to interview the other witnesses.  Any new information will be presented on this website.